Therapeutic Specialist - Geelong

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Geelong based full-time Therapeutic Specialist role at MacKillop Family Services seeks trauma-informed professionals committed to helping young people. You’ll develop therapeutic strategies, guide staff in implementation and support healing through collaboration with a team of experts. Essential: valid driver’s license, Working with Children Check, NDIS Worker Screening and Criminal History Check. Desirable: tertiary qualification in Psychology or Social Work, postgraduate training in child and family practice and systemic thinking, strong trauma and CALD/Aboriginal cultural competence and experience with complex needs. We offer salary packaging up to $18,550, paid training, Fitness Passport, EAP and Sanctuary Model. Shortlisting may commence immediately; apply now with concrete outcomes and trauma-informed examples. Contact Penny Tripoli for details.

About the role:

This exciting opportunity is ongoing fulltime, 38 hours per week, based in Geelong.

Are you dedicated to supporting Young People, knowledgeable about trauma, and driven to make a positive impact?

We are looking for a Therapeutic Specialist to join the team, who is passionate about developing therapeutic strategies and plans for each individual young person. In this role, your knowledge and skills will be utilised in guiding our staff through the implementation of strategies and your support will play a crucial part in assisting our Young People expand their strengths to facilitate healing and recovery.

You will be joining a team of seasoned experts and have the opportunity to collaborate with some of the industry's most knowledgeable professionals. 

Our Offer:

• Salary packaging – we can help you to maximise your salary packaging up to $18,550 per year, which allows you to reduce the amount of tax you pay.
• Paid Training that is industry specific including, Sanctuary and Cultural Awareness training.
• Fitness Passport - which is a discounted workplace health and fitness program available to you and your family. For a fraction of the price of a regular gym membership.
• Employee Assistance Program- Free access to a wide range of options with all aspects of life such as social, financial, physical, mental health by providing counselling and coaching supporting relating both to your circumstance, even including health advice from qualified nutritionists.
• Sanctuary Organisation - MacKillop’s work is underpinned by the Sanctuary Model, an evidence-supported, whole of organisation framework that brings our values to life. The model reinforces our ability to create a safe environment that teaches people to cope effectively with stress and trauma, and to heal.

Desirable:

• An appropriate tertiary qualification in Psychology, Social Work or a related discipline is essential. Post Graduate training in relevant child, adolescent and family clinical practice, family work and systemic thinking (strongly preferred).
• Thorough understanding (based on advanced training/qualifications and a body of knowledge on recognised theoretical approaches) of the impact of trauma, disrupted attachment and abuse/neglect on a child or young person’s development and wellbeing.
• Substantial experience in working therapeutically with young people and demonstrated capacity to persevere to achieve positive outcomes when working with young people who have experienced trauma and have complex needs and presentations.
• Demonstrated a thorough understanding of Aboriginal and CALD (Culturally and Linguistically Diverse) cultures to provide culturally sensitive and effective care for young people in residential care.

 Essential:

• Valid and current Driver’s License;
• Satisfactory Criminal History Check (paid for by MacKillop);
• Valid Employee Working with Children Check.
• Valid and current NDIS Workers Screening Check

If you'd like further details about this position, please don't hesitate to contact: Penny Tripoli at [email protected] or 03 5273 2813.

MacKillop celebrates and draws strength from diversity and respects the dignity of all people. Every person at MacKillop has the right to be safe and to be treated justly. We value every person’s ability, cultural or linguistic backgrounds, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, intersex status, relationship status, religious or spiritual beliefs, socio-economic status, and age.

It is our goal that MacKillop Family Services continues to evolve as a culturally safe, culturally competent, and welcoming organisation to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, young people, families, and communities.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply for this position.

Shortlisting for this position may commence immediately, please submit your application as soon as possible.